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Historical Event on 2/25/1968

Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 16/12/1970.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1993Prices of iron and steel hiked.
4/6/1992Nagpur edition of Marathi newspaper 'Loksatta' was started.
8/25/1994Ramdas Nayak, President of BJP Mumbai and former MLA was assassinated at Chembur, Mumbai. He was 52.
9/26/1979Charan Singh launches a new party called the Lok Dal.
1/15/1956Erach Jahangir Sorabji Taraporewala, famous Indian language expert, passed away.
6/5/1879Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Labour Union Movement in India, was born at Goregaon in the Kolaba district, Maharashtra.
9/29/1997IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.
5/14/1956Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.
11/19/1835Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'.